Recently we posted a tutorial for restoring default Hosts file in Windows:
How to Reset Hosts File to Default in Windows XP, Vista and 7?
The above tutorial helps you in resetting content of Hosts file to default in case the file becomes corrupt or deleted accidentally.
Now we are going to share a freeware to do the task automatically with many more advanced features.
"Host Mechanic" is a free software for Windows which allows you to edit, delete or restore default Hosts file in Windows. This free tool can be used in Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 Developer Preview.
With the help of this tool, you can add new website IP address, URL easily and quickly to Hosts file. The tool also allows you to delete or restore default Hosts file using a single click.
This small utility is portable so you don't need to install it. Simply download and run the EXE file. You can also carry it on your USB drive.
You can download it using following link:
Thanks to AskVG reader "Hackerpunk1" for creating and sharing the tool with us.
Please feel free to post your feedback and suggestions in your comment...
NOTE: Some new and not very popular security software might show malware warning message when you try to download or run this software. Please ignore the message, its a false positive. Since this tool tries to modify system file, the security software incorrectly detects it as suspicious item. The software is absolutely safe to use.
Posted by: Vishal Gupta | Categories: Software, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Joseph
Lavasoft AdAware says this is a trojan; and I don't know if this is related, but I had a hard time copy-pasting HTML until AdAware removed it. Windows 7 Ultimate on old nForce3 motherboard. This looks like an extremely useful utility and if it's some bug I hope it gets fixed.
VG
^^ Its a false positive as mentioned at the end of above topic. Please ignore the alert message.
keb0
Really nice Hackerpunk1 !!... I've been looking for this tools hardly
lucky_Badboy
Pls help in editing this host file in windows xp,as some of the particular sites has been blocked by the admin.
can u help to remove the social networking sites from the host file or can you suggest me some tricks to edit the host file and use those social networking sites.
A Griffin
What exactly do we do with the text highlighted in black? Do we just click "Add to Host," and all the highlighted information is added to the host file? Or, do we have to manually enter each of the websites up above, then click the "Add to Host" button? Thank you for you help and feedback!
A Griffin
***Is the highlighted text (in black) the current host file?
VG
^^ Yes. You just need to click on the button and it'll be automatically added to host file. The highlighted text in black shows the content of hosts file.